Three biggest surprises in Europe
Jul 18th 2005, 9:58 am
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
>> If you are smart, you will learn what
>> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
>Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
>can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
>to make sure I got it correct!
Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
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(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:
>Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
>> If you are smart, you will learn what
>> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
>Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
>can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
>to make sure I got it correct!
Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
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Jul 18th 2005, 10:11 am
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:58:53 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, DDT Filled Mormons
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this :
... On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
... wrote:
...
... >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >> If you are smart, you will learn what
... >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
... >
... >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
... >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
... >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
... >to make sure I got it correct!
...
... Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
They are catholics.
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this :
... On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
... wrote:
...
... >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >> If you are smart, you will learn what
... >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
... >
... >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
... >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
... >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
... >to make sure I got it correct!
...
... Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
They are catholics.
Jul 18th 2005, 10:27 am
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
>>> I encountered a triangle for male and a circle for female in some
>>> Polish toilets. I can't say it was immediately obvious - I cracked
>>> open the door carefully to make sure I got it correct!
>> Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
> They are catholics.
The penis symbol wouldn't *have* to be circumcized.
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>>> Polish toilets. I can't say it was immediately obvious - I cracked
>>> open the door carefully to make sure I got it correct!
>> Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
> They are catholics.
The penis symbol wouldn't *have* to be circumcized.
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Jul 18th 2005, 10:33 am
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
DDT Filled Mormons <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> wrote:
>
> >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> If you are smart, you will learn what
> >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
> >
> >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
> >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
> >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
> >to make sure I got it correct!
>
> Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
That's what I thought they'd done- and I was veering towards the
triangle (equilateral pointing downwards) being the female symbol for a
while. Eventually, I said nah, can't be what I think it is, and opened
the door discretely- the urinals in immediate view confirming it was the
male toilet.
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> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> wrote:
>
> >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> If you are smart, you will learn what
> >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
> >
> >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
> >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
> >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
> >to make sure I got it correct!
>
> Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
That's what I thought they'd done- and I was veering towards the
triangle (equilateral pointing downwards) being the female symbol for a
while. Eventually, I said nah, can't be what I think it is, and opened
the door discretely- the urinals in immediate view confirming it was the
male toilet.
--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Jul 18th 2005, 11:01 am
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:11:44 +0200, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:58:53 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, DDT Filled Mormons
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this :
> ... On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
> ... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> If you are smart, you will learn what
> ... >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
> ... >
> ... >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
> ... >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
> ... >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
> ... >to make sure I got it correct!
> ...
> ... Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
>They are catholics.
A priest and a nun then.
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>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:58:53 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, DDT Filled Mormons
><deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
>this :
> ... On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100, [email protected]
> ... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> If you are smart, you will learn what
> ... >> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
> ... >
> ... >Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
> ... >triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
> ... >can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
> ... >to make sure I got it correct!
> ...
> ... Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
>They are catholics.
A priest and a nun then.
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Jul 18th 2005, 12:05 pm
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
JohnT wrote:
>
> "Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hatunen writes:
> >
> >> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
> >
> > For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
>
> Netty.
>
Cludgie.
>
> "Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hatunen writes:
> >
> >> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
> >
> > For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
>
> Netty.
>
Cludgie.
Jul 18th 2005, 3:28 pm
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>>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hatunen writes:
>>>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>>> For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
The crapper.
Popular wisdom attributes this to Thomas Crapper, who is
sometimes described as the inventor of the flush toilet. This
is a myth. He held patents for improvements such as the
floating ballcock, but none were for the flush toilet itself.
The manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on
them in Westminster Abbey are a minor tourist attraction. =R=
>>> Hatunen writes:
>>>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>>> For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
The crapper.
Popular wisdom attributes this to Thomas Crapper, who is
sometimes described as the inventor of the flush toilet. This
is a myth. He held patents for improvements such as the
floating ballcock, but none were for the flush toilet itself.
The manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on
them in Westminster Abbey are a minor tourist attraction. =R=
Jul 18th 2005, 3:39 pm
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:13:54 +0100,
[email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:
>Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
>> If you are smart, you will learn what
>> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
>Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
>can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
>to make sure I got it correct!
Way back when the man and woman silhouettes were first becoming
the standard designation for toilets/WCs/restrooms/bathrooms,
Playboy magazine had a cartoon showing two doors bearing those
signs, with a Greek soldier headed for the symbol wearing a skirt
while a woman in slacks headed for the other.
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[email protected] (chancellor of the duchy of
besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:
>Juliana L Holm <[email protected]> wrote:
>> If you are smart, you will learn what
>> that is and use the local parlance when you really need to go.
>Worth learning the gender signs in some countries too. I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets. I
>can't say it was immediately obvious- I cracked open the door carefully
>to make sure I got it correct!
Way back when the man and woman silhouettes were first becoming
the standard designation for toilets/WCs/restrooms/bathrooms,
Playboy magazine had a cartoon showing two doors bearing those
signs, with a Greek soldier headed for the symbol wearing a skirt
while a woman in slacks headed for the other.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jul 18th 2005, 3:40 pm
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:01:59 +0100, "JohnT"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Hatunen writes:
>>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>> For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
>Netty.
Shitter.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> Hatunen writes:
>>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>> For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
>Netty.
Shitter.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jul 18th 2005, 3:41 pm
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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:33:50 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley)
wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:45:56 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism,
>I think the point is that "toilet" _was_ a euphemism, the meaning has
>now changed and it no longer is.
It's still in use in its other sense, although not as common as
at one time.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:45:56 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism,
>I think the point is that "toilet" _was_ a euphemism, the meaning has
>now changed and it no longer is.
It's still in use in its other sense, although not as common as
at one time.
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jul 18th 2005, 8:05 pm
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:41:39 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:33:50 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley)
>wrote:
>>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:45:56 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism,
>>I think the point is that "toilet" _was_ a euphemism, the meaning has
>>now changed and it no longer is.
>It's still in use in its other sense, although not as common as
>at one time.
Maybe, but that still isn't enough to make it a euphemism.
Jim.
>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:33:50 GMT, [email protected] (Jim Ley)
>wrote:
>>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:45:56 -0700, Hatunen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism,
>>I think the point is that "toilet" _was_ a euphemism, the meaning has
>>now changed and it no longer is.
>It's still in use in its other sense, although not as common as
>at one time.
Maybe, but that still isn't enough to make it a euphemism.
Jim.
Jul 18th 2005, 11:34 pm
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Following up to EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
>Especially since a triangle resting on its base might be
>iterpreted as representing a skirt, therefore the ladies' room!
and a circle is more like a testicle than a vagina, its so
confusing!
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>Especially since a triangle resting on its base might be
>iterpreted as representing a skirt, therefore the ladies' room!
and a circle is more like a testicle than a vagina, its so
confusing!
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Jul 18th 2005, 11:35 pm
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco
> I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets.
Ive seen a nut and a bolt in UK, perhaps we should have photos or
models of genetalia on the doors to avoid any confusion?
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prestwich tesco
> I encountered a
>triangle for male and a circle for female in some Polish toilets.
Ive seen a nut and a bolt in UK, perhaps we should have photos or
models of genetalia on the doors to avoid any confusion?
--
Mike Reid
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Jul 18th 2005, 11:35 pm
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Re: Three biggest surprises in Europe
Following up to DDT Filled Mormons
>Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
exactly, you beat me to it, it seems.
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>Why don't they just label each door with a penis or a vagina?
exactly, you beat me to it, it seems.
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Jul 18th 2005, 11:38 pm
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Following up to Mxsmanic
>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
ask someone from the 16C. Guarderobe? Shithouse?
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>> The point is that "toilet" is a euphemism ...
>For what word is it being substituted as a euphemism?
ask someone from the 16C. Guarderobe? Shithouse?
--
Mike Reid
Walk-eat-UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
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